Holy Trinity St. John Catholic Church the Baptist 355 Oregon Ave 15th and Hwy 101 Bandon, OR 97411 Port Orford, OR 97465
Mission Statement: To be a welcoming Catholic community committed to love, prayer, and service.
Parish Priest: Rev. Anthony Ahamefule Parish Office: (541) 329-0697 Fr. Anthony’s Voicemail: 541-347-2309 Parish Office Fax: (541) 347-9256 Fr. Anthony’s Email: [email protected] Office Email: [email protected] www.holytrinitybandon.org www.facebook.com/HolyTrinityBandon.org/ Holy Trinity office hours: M-Th-F, 9 am - 3 pm https://twitter.com/BandonHoly St. John’s office hours: Wed, 9:30-11 am
March 10, 2019 Liturgy Schedule 1st Sunday of Lent, Year C March 9-15, 2019 Holy Trinity ~ Bandon Saturday Vigil Mass...…………...... 5:00 pm Sunday Mass…………….….……...... 10:30 am Weekday Prayer Monday (Chapel)……..………….…….…...... 9:30 am Weekday Masses Tuesday(Chapel)…..……………………….…...4:00 pm Wednesday (Church)..………………………….5:00 pm Thursday (Chapel)………..…….……….…….12:00 pm Friday (Chapel)……………...... …....…..….9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday (Church)……………....….….4:30-5:00 pm Saturday (Church)……………...…..….….3:30-4:30 pm
Adoration & Benediction Thursday (Chapel)……….…….…...…...12:30-8:00 pm Friday (Chapel)…………..……….....9:30 am-12:00 pm Friday Stations of the Cross (Church)………..7:00 pm St. John the Baptist ~ Port Orford Sunday Mass.……....….…...……....…...... 8:30 am Wednesday Mass…………..………..………….9:00 am “You shall not put the Lord, your God, to Sacrament of Reconciliation the test.” ~Luke 4:12 Sunday……..………………………...... …7:45-8:15 am Highlights this Week The Youth Group will host coffee & donuts after the 10:30 Mass today. Come and enjoy! Lectors, come to the workshop this Thursday, March 14, at 2:00 pm in the church. This week our Wednesday Community Dinner will honor St. Patrick. ⁜ Religious Education & RCIA will follow the dinner. Be sure to come, and bring a friend! Don’t miss our Lenten Retreat next Saturday, March 16, beginning with Mass in the church at 9 am.
Online Giving Now Available!
We are excited to announce that Holy Trinity Parish now accepts one-time and recurring donations conveniently from our website! You can make your secure donation via electronic check or debit/credit card by simply visiting www.holytrinitybandon.org/donate.
March 2-3, 2019 Liturgical Ministers Holy Collections March 16-17
Trinity Regular Collection $2772 Saturday 3/16 Lector: Stephanie Arriola Activities Building Fund $3 EMHC: Frances & Alice S. St. John’s $526 Sunday 3/17 Monday 3/11 9:30 am…….Weekday Prayer, Chapel Lector: Kathy Cowan Thank you for your EMHC: Lisa T. & Geri P. 1:30 pm…….....……...Rosary, Chapel generosity and support! Tuesday 3/12 Mass Intentions This Week
4:00 pm………..…...….Mass, Chapel Lee Taylor, Jackie Hurd, Holy Trinity Wednesday 3/13 Royal Pease, Jay Straley, Sat 3/9: +Bert Roberts 9:00 am………….... .Mass, St. John’s Lee Brokaw, David Willis, John Freitag, Jr., Sun 3/10: +Richard Heinzen 1:00 pm……..Altar Society Mtg, Hall Barbara Wyrick, Steven 5:00 pm…….………….Mass, Church Tue 3/12: All those on Holy White, Jr., Brent Ahern, Trinity’s prayer chain 5:30 pm……St. Patrick’s Dinner, Hall Tricia Brown, Skip Thomas, Nancy 6:15 pm……Religious Ed/RCIA, Hall LaBay, Pierre Dupree, Greg, and Wed 3/13: Intentions of all
everyone on Holy Trinity & St. Holy Trinity parishioners Thursday 3/14 10:45 am…………..Bible Study, Hall John’s Prayer Chains. Thur 3/14: Intentions of all 12:00 pm………..…..…Mass, Chapel Pacific View residents
12:30-8:00 pm……Adoration, Chapel Fri 3/15: +Perry Yun
Friday 3/15 St. John the Baptist 9:00 am….……………..Mass, Chapel We offer Joan Goodbrod our Sun 3/10: Intentions of all 9:30 am - Noon….……...Adoration & condolences on the death of her St. John’s parishioners Benediction, Chapel husband Pete last Wednesday. 7:00 pm………...Stations of the Cross, Wed 3/13: All those on St. John’s May Pete rest in eternal peace, prayer chain Church and may God give you comfort.
Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal
Last weekend was Commitment Weekend for the 2019 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal. We are very pleased to report that $8955 has been pledged toward our parish goal of $10,439.97 at Holy Trinity, and $832 has been pledged toward our goal of $1515.22 at St. John’s. These numbers do not include any pledges that have been mailed directly to the archdiocese. If you have not already done so, please complete your pledge card and drop it into the collection basket, mail it directly to the archdiocese, or make a pledge online. Thank you for your support.
Give Online!
Did you forget your checkbook or offertory envelope today? Don’t worry….we have you covered! One-time or recurring giving is simple and easy.
Go to www.holytrinitybandon.org/donate using any device Choose One-time or Recurring donation Select your preferred form of payment (electronic check or debit/credit card) Enter your information Submit your donation Grateful Giving Don’t forget to add Holy Trinity Parish or St. John’s Church to your charitable giving for 2019. Make a one- time or recurring donation online by visiting www.holytrinitybandon.org/donate.
It’s quick, easy, and convenient!
Reflecting on Sunday’s Readings Weekday Adoration
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C ~ March 17, 2019 Thursday 12:30-8:00 pm To help you prepare for Mass next weekend, here are next Sunday’s readings:
Reading I: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Friday 9:30 am - Noon Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27 Reading II: Philippians 3:17-4:1 In the Holy Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36 Trinity Chapel
Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for April Men’s Group Meeting providing breakfast last Sunday after the The next Men’s Group meeting will be April 6 10:30 Mass, and thank you to everyone who after the 9 am First Saturday Mass. Please helped make the Mardi Gras celebration a contact Jeff Turner with any questions about the wonderful and fun event! group or the meeting at 503-302-6425 or by email to [email protected]. Weekly Bible Study
All are invited to attend our Bible Study class that will “I invite us all to embrace those meet on Thursday, March 14, in the Parish Hall. We three pillars of the Lenten gather at 10:45 am with a social time, followed by a study of the upcoming Sunday’s Scripture readings observance: prayer, at 11:00. Class is finished in time to attend fasting and almsgiving.” daily Mass at Noon. For more information, ~ Most Rev. Alexander K. Sample please call Kathy Cowan at 347-3031. Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
At our social time after Mass, that guy whose name you can’t remember might just become the guy you shoot hoops with on Thursdays or Fridays or play golf with on the weekends. That family who awkwardly looks in your direction sometime at Mass just might love playing board games as much as your family does and may want to start a monthly game night. And those newcomers/visitors could really use a friend. They might real- ly appreciate having someone to tell them what grocery store carries the best meats, fish and cheeses, which restaurant is the best seafood place in town, or why Father’s homily should be longer or shorter.
I invite all of us at Holy Trinity use this as an opportunity not only to visit with each other but especially to welcome visitors and get to know them so that they will know us through our open hearts.
LENT 2019 ~ Fridays at 7:00 pm Holy Trinity Church - Stations of the Cross Please clip and post on your refrigerator!
March 15 Altar Society
March 22 Jeff Turner & Men’s Group Please Note: In order to help teach our March 29 Holy Trinity Lectors young people to love and revere the Stations of the Cross, invite children or youth in your group to carry the Cross April 5 Hennicks & Friends around to the different Stations. If they read well, invite them to be a part of reading the April 12 Josh Freitag & Youth Group Station. ☺☺☺
Holy Trinity Parish Coordinators St. John’s Coordinators Emergencies, Lectors: Allison Hundley……………….404-2268 Emergencies: Gary Dietel………………………………………332-0139
Pastoral Council Chair : Jeff Turner……………..503-302-6425 Pastoral Admin Committee (PAC): Dan Fenger……………...366-2005
Finance Council Chair: Mike Hennick………………..297-5556 Finance & Books: Gary Dietel and James Huntzinger.………332-0139
Religious Education: Sharon Hennick………………...297-5555 Women’s Guild: Priscilla Lang…….…………………………..253-6166
Youth Ministry Coordinator: Josh Freitag…………...290-1027 Prayer Chain: Lynda Dietel………[email protected] or 332-0139
Homebound Ministry: Judy Crowe…………………...347-5043 Hospitality: Nancy O’Donnell………………………………….373 -9504
Altar Society Pres & Music: Kathleen Stadelman……347-2640 Music: Lynda Dietel………………………………………….....332 -0139
Prayer Chain: Carol Holden…………………………..347-1949 Communion Ministers/Lectors: Patricia Huntzinger………...404-8071
Communion Ministers: Kathy Cowan………………...347-3031 Grounds: Gary Dietel and Bob O’Donnell……..332-0139 or 373-9504 Building: Gary Dietel and Bob O’Donnell……….332-0139 or 373-9504 Altar Servers: Jeff Turner………………………...503-302-6425 Phone Directory & Publicity: Sherry Johnson/Priscilla Lang..332-0599 Maintenance/Hall Rental: Francis Stadelman………..347-2973 Church Bulletin: Teresa Roberts……………………………….329-0697 Office Assistant/Bulletin: Teresa Roberts…………….329-0697 [email protected] [email protected] www.holytrinitybandon.org
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Parish Priest’s Corner
The Temptation of Jesus
My dear friends in Christ,
Today’s gospel reading presents us with the temptation of Jesus. Notice that the Gospel began by telling us that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert. In other words, Jesus was not alone in the desert. Naturally speaking, you would think that the devil seeing Jesus and the Holy Spirit would retreat, but he was deter- mined to derail Jesus from his mission of transforming lives and saving souls. Jesus’ temptation ended in victory and became the beginning of the reconstruction and reunification of the world because despite the inducement to satisfy the self, he remained selfless.
On Ash Wednesday, we heard about the three pillars of Lent namely, prayer, fasting and almsgiving, and we were encouraged to go into the desert of our hearts for forty days and strive to embrace these pillars of our faith. It is appropriate that we are reminded today that faith in God and our efforts to pray, fast, and give alms do not exempt us from or make us less vulnerable to temptations rather, when we do not get dis- couraged in the face of tribulations, we become stronger and grow deeper in our faith.
Just like Jesus our Savior, we will face different kinds of temptation. Part of our temptation may be that we gave up something for Lent and try to reward ourselves in some other way; it may be that we constantly seeking attention or approval for works of charity; it may even be that after a few days into Lent, forty days begin to appear too long and you begin to slip away from upholding what we gave up for Lent. Whatever the case, I encourage you to persevere and journey with Christ till the end.
With Jesus we pray “Our Father…lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” Amen.
Appreciation
Our Knights’ breakfast in the parish hall last Sunday was a success. Many of you, even some who came to Saturday vigil Mass, attended the Sunday breakfast. I thank the Knights of Columbus in our parish for say- ing yes to this wonderful initiative, and the brother Knights from St. Monica’s for coming to help and sup- port us. We truly appreciate the Knights for their service to our parish community.
Last Tuesday’s Mardi Gras celebration was spectacular. It was festive, joy-filled, and we had many visitors who expressed gratitude for how hospitable our parishioners were. I thank Dr. Gail McClave, Mike and Sharon Hennick, Elaine Caldwell, Laura Doffing, and everyone who sponsored, decorated, cleaned up and helped to make it a memorable day for us.
--Fr. Anthony Ahamefule
LENTEN FAITH SHARING GROUPS You are an apostle who can make a difference! Sign up!
We often look forward to Lent as a time of spiritual housecleaning, better discipline - a time to improve our game, so to speak. To this end, one great place to start is to sign up for a Lent Faith Sharing Group. You can sign up with any group of people you wish (sign-up sheets are in the vestibule of the church). Materials for reflection and discussion about the Lenten Scripture readings will be provided. Just as Jesus shared his jour- ney with his disciples, we will break open Scripture and share ideas with one another to delve a little deeper into the life of Christ, discovering new ways we can imitate Him more closely during the season of Lent.
WHAT: Parish Faith Sharing Groups. WHEN: Once a week during the Lenten season. WHERE: See sign-up sheet. WHY: To draw closer to Christ and one another. HOW: Sign up at the back of the church today!
Our parish recommendations on FORMED this week for: Youth Adults
Beckoning, the long-awaited sequel to Awakening, follows Tabby Long, a modern-day, 14-year-old non-Christian who attends a Catholic school. On Good Friday, her father is mi- raculously healed of the eye disease that was leading to blindness. He has an immediate conversion to Christ, some- thing that causes a rift with his wife and pushes Tabby to investigate how her father has come to faith.
In the Adoration Chapel, Tabby follows the Ignatian Spirituali- ty practice of inserting oneself into the stories of Sacred Scripture. In doing so, she envisions herself in Jerusalem when Jesus is crucified. She imagines herself to be Tabitha Longinus, the daughter of Centurion Longinus, the soldier who crucifies Christ, pierces his heart with a lance, and experiences an immediate healing of his eye disease, causing him to exclaim, “Truly, this was the Son of God.”
In her imagined life in Biblical times, Tabitha navigates the choppy waters her family treads following her father’s con- version at the foot of the cross. Eventually, she finds herself alone in Jerusalem, beset by tragedy, and in danger as she is pursued by a Temple guard who wants to arrest her. But she is not deterred from learning about the source of her father’s faith and exploring whether the crucified and risen Lord is beckoning her to follow Him, too.
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